State v. Blackmon

A jury found Michael Prozell Blackmon (“Defendant”) guilty of the class B felony of possession of a weapon (a “shank”) on the premises of a county jail. See sections 217.360 and 558.016.1 The trial court, which had previously found Defendant to be a persistent offender, thereafter sentenced Defendant to serve 20 years in the Department of Corrections.

Defendant’s sole point on appeal contends the trial court abused its discretion in overruling Defendant’s “Motion for Judgment of Acquittal at the Close of All [Ejvidence” because: (1) the testimony of a single witness was insufficient to prove…